湖北省襄阳市部分学校2025-2026学年高一年级上册期中考试英语试题

湖北省襄阳市部分学校2025-2026学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Undergraduate（本科）Study一ComputerScience

CambridgewasaleaderofComputerScienceandcontinuestoleaditsdevelopment.Ourcoursecoversall

aspectsofmoderncomputersciencealongwithpracticalskills.

•Subjectrequirements

Youneedtohavestudiedhighschoolmathematics（ALevelMa:hematics）.

Nopreviousprogrammingknowledgeisneeded.

Il'srecoinnieiidedtoalsostudymoieadvancedmath（ALevelFuitlieiMathematics）.Ifunavailable（不可获得

的），trytolearnasmuchpuremathanddecisionmathasyoucan.Doingwellinmathcompetitionscanhelpyour

application.

Pleasenote,allapplicants（申请者）arerequiredtotaketheTestofMathematicsforUniversityAdmission

（TMUA）,andyouneedtoregister（注册）foritinadvance.

•Coursecosts

1,uitionfees（学费）

Homestudents:£9,250/year

Internationalstudents:£39,162/year

Additional（额外的）coursecosts

Eachyearofstudy:Paymentatthebeginningofeachyearisrequired.

YearCopiesoftextbooksCost

1PartIAcourses£150

2PartIBcourses£150—£250

3PartIIcourses£150-£250

4PartIIIcourses£150-£250

ForturtherComputerScienceundergraduateadmissionsinformation,pleaseclickhere:

www.cLcam.ac.uk/admissiQns/iuidewadiwUe.

21.WhatisamustforapplicantsfbrComputerScience?

A.Knowledgeofprogramming.B.ALevelFurtherMathematics.

C.Topprizesinmathcompetitions.D.RegistrationforTMUAinadvance.

22.Howmuchshouldafirst-yearstudentfromChinapay?

A.£9,250.B.£9,400.C.£39,162.D.£39,312.

23.Whereis（histextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Awebsite.B.Amagazine.C.Atextbook.D.Anewspaper.

B

BikeBatmanisa30-year-oldmarriedengineerwholivesinSeattle,Washington.He'sacyclistwhoalsobuys

andsellsbikesasahobby.

Aboutthreeyearsago,hewaslookingforabikeforhiswife.HefoundoneonCraigslist,awebsitewhere

peoplelistthingstheywanttosell.Asheoftendid,healsolookedatBikeIndex,apopularwebsitethatallowsusers

toregistertheirbikesandpostreportswhenthey'retaken.Thebike,whichhewasconsideringpurchasing,clearly

matchedonereportedstolenonBikeIndex.Thenhecalledthepersonwhoclaimed（声称）tobethebike'sowner

andarrangedtomeethim—supposedlytocompletethesale.Whenthetwomenmet,Batmantoldthethief"You've

gottwooptions.YoucanwaituntilEpoliceofficergetshere,oryoucanjustgetoutofhere."Youcanimaginewhat

thethiefdid.

Afterthatfirstsuccess.BikeBatmandevelopedasaferroutine.WhenheseesquestionablebikeadsonCraigslist,

hecross-referencestheimagewithbikesreportedonBikeIndex.Oncehehascheckedandconfirmed（确认）itwith

theowner,hearrangesameet-upwiththethiefandwillcalltheSeattlepolicedepartmentsothatofficerscan

panicipaieintheaction.Inmorethanhalfofthe22casesinwhichhehasgotbackandrelumedbikes,（hethieves

havebeenarrested（逮捕）.Inonecase,BikeBatmanevenhelpedafamilyrecoverawiderangeofprizedpossessions

thalsuspects（嫌疑犯）hadstolenduringahomeburglary（入室盗窃j.

Hisnicknamecamefromadiscussionwithapoliceofficerwhosuggestedhebecalled“RobinIIood,,.Sincehe

wasn'texactlystealingfromtherichandgivingtothepoor,uBatman^^seemedabetterfit.Theideaofasuperhero

punishingcriminals（罪犯）feelsprettysillytohim,butthemainreasonhecontinueshisworkistokeepupSeattle's

fameasafriendlycity.

24.WhatwillBikeBatmanfirstdowhendiscoveringaquestionablebike?

A.He'llcontacttherealbikeowner.B.He'llarrangetomeetthethief.

C.lie'llcallthepolicedepartment.D.He,lllookupthebike'sinformation.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"cross-re能rence"inparagraph3probablymean?

A.Compare.B.Post.C.Provide.D.Beautify.

26.BikeBatmanhelpsfindthelostbikesto.

A.becomefamousB.helppoorpeople

C.punishbikethievesD.buildaharmoniouscity

27.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thepolicefailedtoperformtheirduties.

B.Hefounditsillytoseethethievesarrested.

C.BikeBatmanbeganhisgoodactionsbyaccident.

D.Thethieveswereusuallyunwillingtoreturnthebikes.

C

ArecentstudyfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiegorevealsthatyoungchildrenbetweentheagesof3

and5canimprovetheirmusicalabilities,especiallyinunderstandingmusicalpitches（音高），whenlearning

Mandarin,comparedtothosewhospeakEnglish.

Thisresearchchallengestheideathatourmentalabilitiesareentirelyseparatefromeachother.Itsuggeststhat

theskillschildrenleaminoneareacaninfluenceiheirlearninginanother.Thisraisesquestionsabouthowourmental

abilitiesrelatetoeachother.

ThestudyinvolvedtwoexperimentswithsimilargroupsofMandarinandEnglishlearners,totaling180children.

Theyweretestedontasksrelatedtopitch（highorlownotes）andtimbre（音色）（thequalityofsound）.Bothgroups

pcribrnicdsimilarlyonthetaskrelatedtotimbre.However,MandarinspeakersperformedbetterthanEnglish

speakersontasksrelatedtopitch.

Mandarinisatonallanguage,whichmeansthetone（音调）usedwhensayingawordcanchangeitsmeaning,

notjustaddemphasis.Forexample,theMandarinword"ma"canmean“mother,”“horse,”“hem（麻）Jor“scold,”

dependingonhowit'sspoken.ThisfocusonpitchhelpsyoungMandarinspeakersunderstandmusicalpitchesbetter.

Sincebothlanguageandmusicinvolvechangesinpitch,thestudyaimedtofindoutifunderstandingpitchin

languageisdifferentfromunderstandingitinmusic.Theresultssuggestthatexperiencewithunderstandingmusical

pitchescanalsohelpinunderstandinglanguagepitches,andviceversa（反之亦然）.

WhilelearningMandarinmightofTeranadvantageduetoitstonalnature,it'simportanttonote

thatthestudydoesn'tsuggestreplacingmusiclessonswithlanguagelessonsortheotherwayaround.Learning

anotherlanguagehasmanybenefits,andmusiceducationremainsimportantformusicalskills.

Insummary,thisisanextremelyvaluableresearch,highlightingtheconnectionsbetweencognitive（认知的）

skillsandemphasizesthevalueofexposingchildrentodifferentlanguagesandprovidingthemwithmusical

educationfortheiroveralldevelopment.

28.Whatisthepurposeofparagraph1?

A.Tooffertheresearchresulttobediscussed.

B.Tointroducetheconceptofmusicalpitches.

C.TopresenttheUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiego.

D.Toshareafactaboutchildren'slanguagedevelopment.

29.Whatisthechallengedideaaccordingtoparagraph2?

A.Thebenefitsofmusicaleducation.B.ThedifficultyoflearningMandarin.

C.Theseparationofchildren'sskills.D.TheimportanceofspeakingEnglish.

30.WhatistheadvantageoflearningMandarinaccordingtothestudy?

A.Makingmusiclessonsnolongerneeded.

B.Tellinghighandlowmusicalnotesapartbetter.

C.Tellingthedifferenceinsoundqualitymoreeasily.

D.Improvingchildren'sabilitytolearnotherlanguages.

31.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthisstudy?

A.CriticalB.SupportiveC.Doubtful.D.Unclear

D

Imaginewakinguponemorningtofindyoursmartphonemissing.Youcannolongergetguided（owork,order

yourcoffee,orconnectwithfriends.Formostofus,itisanightmare（噩梦）.Butitshouldnotbeexactlyunableto

beaccepted.

Despitebeingmoredigitallyconnectedthanever,wearelonelierandmoreanxious.Anxietyratesincreasedby

25%globally.Depressionnowaffectsover280millionpeopleworldwide.Allof（hisisduetoourgrowing

dependenceonsocialmediaandsmarttechnologiesdesignedtoofferquickreliefbutoftenattheexpenseofdeep,

meaningfulengagement,whichmayfurthercauseourlossofsomethingeasytobeignored.

Thoughtheseconveniencesoffershort-termrelief,theymayweakenourthinkingskills.Forexample,GPShas

undoubtedlychangedhowwctravel.Buta2020studyfoundthatfrccucntGPSusersstrugglemorewithscif-guidcd

navigation（航行）.Overtime,thosewhodependedmoreonGPSshowedasharplossinspecialmemoryandproblem­

solvingskills.However,reducingdependenceontheseconveniencescanlead（odiscomfort.Inseekingcomforttoday.

wemightbetradingawaysomediscomfort.

Thatistheproblem:theverydiscomfortwcavoidisoftenwhatstrengthensus.Viewingstress,akindof

discomfort,asachallengeratherthanathreatleadstobetterresults.Researchshowsthatmildstresscanimprove

adaptability.Ncuroscicncc（神经科学）showsthatncuroplasticity—thebrain'sabilitytofbnnnewconnections

isimprovedthroughchallengingexperiences.Thisadaptabilityisimportantfordevelopingresilience（抗逆力），a

processfueledbybothmentalchallengesandactiveeffort.

Butthisdoesn'tmeanweshouldrejectcomfortentirely;it'stobalanceitwithintentionaldiscomfort.Thinkof

itas“micro-dosinghardship^^—aseriesofsmall,manageabledifficultiesthatkeepourmentalandemotionalmuscles

strong,suchaswritingwithapen,orwashingdishesbyhand.Thesesmallactsareenoughtoreawakentheresilience

we'veburiedunderlayersofease.So,thenexttimeyoufeelthepullofease,pause.Askyourself:Is（hismomentary

comforthelpingmegroworisitkeepingmestuck?Choosingdiscomfortisn'teasy,butsometimes,itsworthit.

32.Whatisthemainconcernraisedbytheauthorinthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Thehighcostofreplacinglostsmartphones.

B.Thegrowingpopularityofsocialmediaworldwide.

C.Thefailureoftechnologytoprovideefficientservices.

D.Theriseinmentalproblemslinkedtodigitaldependency.

33.Whatmaydigitalconveniencescauseaccording（othetext?

A.Themeaningfulengagement.B.Thefastbutworthlessrelief.

C.Thelackofnecessaiycomfort.D.Thedecreaseofthinkingability.

34.Whichisareal-lifeapplicationof“micro-dosinghardship”？

A.Orderingtake-outfoodafterwork.B.Takingthestairsinsteadofthelift.

C.Writinganemailusingvoice-to-text.D.ExploringanewcitybyusingGPS.

35.Whatcanbeasuitabletideforthetext?

A.GPS:theunseencostofconvenience.B.Stress:themaincauseofbraindamage.

C.Smartphones:blockstohumanprogress.D.Discomfort:ahiddensourceofresilience.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Themainthingaboutstudyingwellistostudysmartly.Butstudyingsmartlydoesn'tmeanstayingupallnight

beforeanexam.36Besidesthis,herearcothertricksofstudyingsmartly.

37Actually,relatingwhatyouarestudyingtoyoureverydaylifeisnotalwayseasy.However,thisis

askillthatyoucanimproveovertime.Youcanspendsometimeusingyourimaginationtorelatewhatyou're

studyingtoyourlife.

Rewriteyournotes.Somepeoplemayfinditpainfulbecausetheyhavealreadyspentafairamountoftime

takingnotesinclass.Butitishelpfultoyourstudy.Youcanrewriteyournotesbyaddingmoreinformationtothe

notesthatyouhavetakenduringtheclass.Pleaseremembernottojustwritedownyournotesmindlessly.Using

somelearningmaterialslikeatextbookoraworkbooktohelpyou.38Inthisway,youcanrewriteyour

notesbetter.

Planyourstudytime.Differentpeopleliketoworkandreadatdifferentpartsofaday.Trytofindoutwhen

you'remostproductive.Somestudentsstudymoreeffectivelyinthemorning,whilesomemayfinditrriorcbeneficial

tostudyatnight.39

Haveagoodspacetostudy.Youneedadeskoratablewithacertainamountofspace.Besides,youwillalso

needgoodlighting.Studentsoftensay(hatlisteninglomusic,havingtheTVon,orkeepingiheirphoneouthelps.

40Soyou'dbetterstudyinaquieterspace.However,adifferentsituationisthatyoucan'istentosome

relaxingmusicifyoucan'tstudyinsilence.

A.Understandwhatyouarelearning.

B.Italldependsonyourscheduleandhabits.

C.Instead,itrequirespreparationaheadoftime.

D.Createconnectionswithwhatyouarestudying.

E.Actually,itisnotareasonablescheduleforthem.

F.Butthesethingscantakeyourattentionawayfromstudy.

G.Thisisagoodwaytostudybecauseitrequiresyoutothink.

第一节(共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

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bookanewHerwordsfilledmewith52.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthat53effortand

cooperation,wecanovercomedifficultiesandcreatesomethingmeaningful.Thisexperiencetaughtmethathelping

othersdoesn'talwaysrequire54skills;sometimes,itjustrequireswillingnessand55.Now,Iam

alwayslookingforopportunitiestomakeadifference,nomatterhowsmall.

41.A.anxiousB.confidentC.excitedD.curious

42.A.takedownB.takeoffC.takeupD.takein

43.A.buyingB.donatingC.borrowingD.holding

44.A.upsetB.satisfiedC.inspiredD.embarrassed

45.A.excitementB.hesitationC.amazementD.annoyance

46.A.modernB.advancedC.complexD.basic

47.A.removingB.pressingC.applyingD.wiping

48.A.challengingB.boringC.confusingD.relaxing

49.A.uglyB.ordinaryC.newD.familiar

50.A.brokeB.formedC.lostD.forgot

51.A.coldlyB.warmlyC.nervouslyD.seriously

52.A.prideB.regretC.doubtD.fear

53.A.withoutB.beyondC.throughD.against

54.A.particularB.simpleC.naturalD.obvious

55.A.fameB.luckC.moneyD.patience

第二节(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

WilliamN.BrownwasayoungairmailnintheU.S.AirForcewhenhefirstbecameinterestedinChina.Driven

by56(curious),WilliammovedwithhisfamilytoXiamenin1988,which57(impress)himgreatly

withthechangesforthirtyyears.

Itisbecauseofhisuniqueexperiences58thisbook,OffTheWall-HowWeFellForChina,waspublished.

Oureditorialteamchose59(near)50ofhisoriginalletterstofamilyandclosefriends60(write)

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inprint,thisbookservedas62uniquewindowtodisplaythepast40years'changeofnotonlyXiainenbut

(hewholeofChina.

Inthebeginning,William'sfatherstronglyobjectedhismovetoChina,63overtimehecametosupport

William,schoiceashereadhisson,slettersaboutthesweepingchangesinthiscountry.ThisbookbyWilliam,made

up64hispersonallettersinthepastthreedecades,revealstooverseas65（reader）bothChina's

changesandtheauthor'sstrongfondnessfbrChinaanditspeople.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

66.假如你是李华，你校将举办一•场运动会。请以学生会的名义，给外教Mr.Smith写一封电子邮件，邀请

他前来观看学生运动会并参与教师趣味项目。内容包括：

1.运动会的时间、地点；

2.邀请其参与教师趣味项目；

3.表达诚挚的邀请与期待。

注意：L词数80左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearMr.Smith,

Yours,

LiHua

第二节（满分25分）

67.阅读下面短文，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成•篇完整的短文。

Thefirsttimewcseteyeson“BigRed"，Dad,MumandIwereonourwayhome.Asw